Rolvsøy is a village, an island, and a former municipality in

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It was created by a split from Tune on 1 January 1911. At that time Rolvsøy had a population of 2,381. On 1 January 1994 Rolvsøy was incorporated into the municipality of Fredrikstad, the neighboring municipality to the south. Prior to the merger Rolvsøy had a population of 5,947. The

Tune ship The Tune ship (''Tuneskipet'') is a Viking ship exhibited in the Viking Ship Museum (''Vikingskipshuset på Bygdøy'') in Bygdøy, Oslo. The Tune ship is of the karve, a small type of longship with broad hull. It was found at the Haugen far ...

, a viking ship dating from ca. 900 and now exhibited in the Viking Ship Museum in

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, Oslo was found in Rolvsøy in 1867. It was so named because it was found in a boat burial mound on Rolvsøy which was a part of Tune at that time.

The name

The Norse form of the name was (probably) ''*Rolfsøy''. The first element is then the genitive case of the male name ''

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r'', the last element is 'øy' meaning 'island'.

Development

Rolvsøy has been and is still under heavy development, especially the street called Dikeveien. Before 1990, the street had little more than a few factories. Today the street is full of life, with over 100 stores. Everything from tiles, groceries and clothing. Dikeveien is located in Fredrikstad, and lies 6 km north of the city centre.

References

* Fredrikstad Former municipalities of Norway Populated places established in 1911 Populated places disestablished in 1994 1911 establishments in Norway Islands of Viken (county) {{Viken-geo-stub